William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne

British politician (1859-1942).

Born October 17th, 1859 in London.

Died February 26th, 1942 at 82 years old in London.

George Polk

American journalist.

Born October 17th, 1913 in Fort Worth.

Died May 16th, 1948 at 34 years old in Thessaloniki.

Erich Kühnhackl

Ice hockey player.

Born October 17th, 1950 (age 74 years) in Citice.

Roderic O'Conor

Irish artist (1860-1940).

Born October 17th, 1860 in Castleplunket. ^[ref]

Died March 18th, 1940 at 79 years old in Nueil-sur-Layon. ^[ref]

Giulio Gavotti

Italian air force officer.

Born October 17th, 1882 in Genoa.

Died October 6th, 1939 at 56 years old in Rome.

Maria Gorokhovskaya

Gymnast.

Born October 17th, 1921 in Yevpatoria.

Died July 22nd, 2001 at 79 years old in Tel Aviv. ^[ref]

Burton

Finnish keyboardist.

Born October 17th, 1974 (age 50 years) in Helsinki.

Andrés Prieto

Spanish association football player.

Born October 17th, 1993 (age 31 years) in Alicante.

Joseph Joute

Haitian politician.

Born October 17th, 1961 (age 63 years) in Thomonde.

Lucjan Żeligowski

Polish officer (1865-1947).

Born October 17th, 1865 in Ashmyany.

Died July 9th, 1947 at 81 years old in London.